21 Picture old City-County Hospital, site of Klein's Garden in vicinity of 10th and Red Cross St. Organized 1881. Above picture taken approximately, 1890's - shows Jim Hall and Dr. C. P. Bolles.
22 Pictures of Brunswick County Road in wet weather just west of ferry terminal from Wilmington.
23 Union School, NW corner 6th and Ann St. 2nd Public School of City Schools. "Big Union" Mr. John J. Blair (Superintendent), Miss Nellie Cook, Miss Addie Meares, LeGrande Sisters, Miss Maude Kingsbury and Miss Parsley (Teachers)
24 Five Pictures (Montage) - Tileston School, original Hemingway School, WLI, Market St. and Union School
25 Brownstone Post Office - SE corner Front and Chestnut Streets. 1889. Total cost, $126,000 - demolished 1935.
26 City Hall, NE corner 3rd and Princess St. at 1900. See Dray.
27 Steamer Wilmington built 1881. Capt. John Harper, Pride of Wilmington Excursions Sunday School every summer.
28 Steam Locomotive with open cars which met Steamer Wilmington, 17 miles down river and carried passengers across Peninsula to Carolina Beach.
29 Site on south 3rd St. looking toward Market St. Showing old Wootten House of colonial vintage and St. James Church. Street not paved 1900.
30 Orton Hotel, Col. Kenneth Murchison - James Walker Builders - J. W. Murchison Hardware store to the south.
31 Bijou Theater - continuous showing. Percy Wells and Foxy Howard.
32 Dram Tree - 2 miles south of Wilmington. Destroyed building shipyard World War I.
33 Armand John DeRosset 1696 - Born 1695 - Educated Basil, Switzerland and became MD - arrived in Wilmington 1735 - 7 MD's followed him.
34 South 3rd St. - looking toward 3rd and Orange and the First Presbyterian Church, 1900.
35 Montage - New Hanover Court House, Original JWM Hospital and Cape Fear Club at NW corner Front and Chestnut St.
36 Water stand Cape Fear River looking north from Water and Nunn St. 1900.
37 Wilmington Drum and Bugle Corp. Lee's Birthday, January 19, 1914. Bert Kite. See Confederate veterans.
38 Armistice Day Parade, Front St., Nov 11, 1921.
39 YMCA, Colonial Apt's. and Dr. Cramer's House (Market St. bt 3rd and 4th)
40 Front and Chestnut St., 1920's. Note Murchison National Bank and Street cars.

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